Banana Bread with Cream Cheese Icing Recipe

Thursday, September 15, 2016

With natural sugar alternatives such as honey and bananas, this delicious, healthy banana bread is perfect for breakfast, tea or dessert. Feel like it's
missing something? Add 1 cup of walnuts for an added crunch and boost of omega 3s.

INGREDIENTS (icing)

Cream cheese

1 pack (250g)

Milk

1 tbsp

Vanilla Extract

1 tbsp

Icing Sugar

3 cups

INGREDIENTS (bread)

Eggs

3

Melted butter

¼ cup

Honey

¾ cup

Banana (mashed)

1 cup

Almond flour

3 cups

Potato starch

¼ cup

Tapioca starch

¼ cup

Arrowroot starch

2 tbsp

Rice flour

2 tbsp

Baking soda

1 tsp

METHOD (bread)

• In a bowl, combine the eggs, melted butter, honey and mashed bananas, mix until smooth

• In a separate bowl, combine remaining ingredients

• Add the dry ingredients to the liquid mixture, mix batter just until all ingredients are combined

• Pour the batter into 4 mini loaf pans lined with parchment paper

• Bake at 300ºF for 35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the loaf comes out clean

METHOD (icing)

• Using a mixer, cream the cheese with the milk and vanilla extract, beat until it becomes light

• Add the icing sugar and continue to cream until fluffy

• Spread over the cooled loaves

YIELD

4 mini loaves

CHEF'S TIP

For an added crunch and boost of omega 3s add 1 cup of walnuts

Make sure to stop by Ste. Anne's Spa Bakery for other great baked goods and a wide selection of cookies, cakes, breads, jams, chocolates and fruit butters made from products found on the Ste. Anne’s property.